ISLAMABAD, June 15 (KUNA) -- A Pakistani Federal Minister Monday said that
militants were using kidnapped children as suicide bombers across the country. Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik talking to newsmen here said that
the militants were buying innocent children for few hundred thousand rupees
and using them to carry out suicide attacks. He further said that the militants are getting weapons and ammunition from
Afghanistan, adding that the government of Pakistan has taken up the matter
with Afghan President Hamid Karazai. Also, the minister said, the Chinese government will provide security
gadgets worth USD 280 million to Pakistan for capacity building of law
enforcement agencies. He said the Chinese government made this commitment during his recent visit
to China, adding that the gadgets include vehicle scanners, mobile scanners
and other equipment. (end)
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